Periodic Graphics: How do mussels stick to rocks?

Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning describes how mussels glue themselves to underwater surfaces To download a pdf of this article, visit http://cenm.ag/musselsadhesives. References used to create this graphic: Everts, Sarah. “ One Mystery of How Mussels Stick to Rocks, Boats Solved. ” Chemical & Engineering News , Aug. 6, 2015. Jee, Samantha, and Matthew J. Harrington. “ Formation and Function of Metal Coordination Cross-Linking in Mytilus Mussel Byssus. ” Chap. 7 in Metals and Their Functional Role in the Structures of Invertebrates , edited by Matthew S. Lehnert. Springer, 2024. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-68486-9_7. Patel, Prachi. “ Mussel Adhesives Rely on a Pinch of Vanadium. ” Chemical & Engineering News , Oct. 8, 2021. Priemel, Tobias, Gurveer Palia, Frank Förste, Franziska Jehle, Sanja Sviben, Ioanna Mantouvalou, Paul Zaslansky, Luca Bertinetti, and Matthew J. Harrington. “ Microfluidic-Like Fabrication of Metal Ion–Cured Bioadhesives by Mussels. ” Science (Oct. 2021). DOI: 10.1126/science.abi9702.